Housing in B43 5PG
What the homes in B43 5PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
B43 5PGBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (53.4%). Flats make up 34.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B43 5PG area is well below that, at 40.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12% of households against 20.5%. 22.7% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented12%20.5%
- Social rented47%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.7%. 28.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sandwell
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sandwell, August 2026, +8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B43 5PG sits in (Hamstead East): about 1,510 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.